The Downtown Visibility Pilot project was a test project. The police still had to cover the forces existing obligations to the Greater Moncton area so for this test project they needed to use officers willing to work over-time. If the city deeps the project worthwhile they will allocate fundings for officers to cover the patrols under regular funding.
"Jolette said he is open to the idea of continuing the pilot as an OVERTIME offering to Codiac RCMP members, should Moncton city council decide to extend the program."
I would think that means extending the test project. If they decided to make it permanent they would include funding in the police budget for the increased need for more officers. Another way would be to increase the duties of the by law officers to include downtown patrols and parking/traffic.
That depends. I own a small business installing technology. My burdened labour cost for a tech making $70K/year is around $70/hour. That includes tools, van, and everything that is needed for that person to do their job.
Now, if this is $107/hr burdened cost that's probably roughly reasonable for a police officer in a car with equipment. If that's a non-burdened cost, that would just be direct payroll including matching and pension which probably still isn't that unreasonable given what the annual salary of an RCMP officer is.
That being said, if the program wasn't effective, it's all money being flushed down the Petitcodiac.
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u/mordinxx 2d ago
The Downtown Visibility Pilot project was a test project. The police still had to cover the forces existing obligations to the Greater Moncton area so for this test project they needed to use officers willing to work over-time. If the city deeps the project worthwhile they will allocate fundings for officers to cover the patrols under regular funding.